Last season, 11 of the 14 SEC teams had players invited to the Senior Bowl, with Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt missing the all-star invitations. Vanderbilt already has a player in the 2014 game with wide receiver Jordan Matthews, a former Alabama prep star at Madison Academy. Entering Senior Bowl week for the 2013 game, the South roster contained 23 SEC players.

Auburn did not have a player in the 2013 Senior Bowl. Auburn tight end Philip Luetzenkirchen and running back Onterio McCalebb were invited, but missed the game because of injuries. The Tigers have four players already set for January's game - cornerback Chris Davis, defensive end Dee Ford, place-kicker Cody Parkey and fullback Jay Prosch - and Auburn hasn't missed out on the invitations since the 1967 game.

This season, Alabama, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Texas A&M are not yet represented on the Senior Bowl roster. Ole Miss has the longest draught in the SEC without a player at any of the previous three games. Alabama has the longest streak, sending players to every game since coming up empty for the 1957 contest, and invitations have been issued to Crimson Tide players for January's game.

The Senior Bowl has filled 92 of its 110 roster spots. Based on the usual makeup of the game's roster, the Senior Bowl still has room for another quarterback, running back, punter and long snapper and openings remaining at least at wide receiver, tight end, center, defensive end and linebacker.

Jackson comes to the Senior Bowl after making 52 consecutive starts at left guard for Mississippi State. This year, Jackson became the first offensive lineman to win the C Spire Conerly Trophy as the best collegiate football player in Mississippi, and he was a second-team All-American on the Walter Camp, Associated Press and Football Writers selections.

Loston missed three games this season for LSU, but still made 51 tackles and intercepted two passes.